So the White House is turning its focus to a smaller package that would extend the Bush-era tax rates on income below $250,000, pause the across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester and renew unemployment insurance benefits, according to senior administration officials.

It would hold off a significant portion of the fiscal cliff, minimizing any economic shock in the new year. But it means a host of tax provisions would likely expire, little would be done to address the debt and deficit, and no process would be set up for overhauling the tax code next year. There would be no agreement on entitlements, and none on raising the debt ceiling.

Awww........ Are those “Evil” Republicans playing grinch again and not giving the wanna be boy king all his Christmas Presents??? Poor barry will have to just take solace in spending several weeks in Hawaii in luxury...

>>So the White House is turning its focus to a smaller package that would extend the Bush-era tax rates on income below $250,000, pause the across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester and renew unemployment insurance benefits, according to senior administration officials.

So, to sum up, package has lots of tax increases, no spending cuts, plus more welfare spending. And the media will spin this as a “reasonable compromise”.

Lets see this would tax the hell out of everyone making over $250,000, Pause the spending cuts which means no cuts to entitlements, and extend unemployment which is already extended far beyond what it should be. At what point does unemployment become welfare?

Well damned straight Obama would like this. It’s what he wanted all along. It doesn do anything to solve the debt problem , just places us further in debt.

The House has gone home, he is a day late and a dollar short , plus the Hpoue Repubicans would not agree to this anyway. Of course the Senate will agree to anything Dirty Harry tells them to.

Have a nice time in Hawaii Obama, you scumbag, while people in New York are still without homes. You dirty Piece of slime.

I figure he is making up new talking point lines to keep playing to the camera EVERY DAY to show them that HE is working over the holidays to do EVERYTHING he can to avoid the suffering that comes with the cliff.

‘He is disappointed that Republicans refuse to say ‘yes’ to all his concessions.’

‘He is optimistic that they will eventually do the right thing.’

‘He is sad that they put politics ahead of the American people’

His plan is to completely annihilate Republicans in congress so his last two years he can get the real ‘reforms’ passed.

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posted on 12/21/2012 1:43:23 PM PST
by sickoflibs
(Dems know how to win. Rs know how to whine.)

Increased taxes. No spending cuts. This is what Obama wanted all along. I am not sure why I worry so much about the debt since I have given up on this once great country. These young people that voted for Obama will have to deal with it after I am gone.

Rebel is a term of endearment, but I am still not happy with outcome of last night.

I’ve been on FR since Cajun Girl and I were determined to get Eric Holder out of the Justice Dept when he was a temporary holdover after Bush was inaugurated in 2001 (ashcroft had not yet been confirmed).

Obama wants the “Cliff” effect to occur. The after all the taxes kick in and the pain begins to hit home he can jump in like a knight in shining armour and propose a “Tax Break” for the poor downtrodden middle class. The Republicans won’t be able to say no and they will then cease to be viable even as a memory of what this nation was before the Marxists took it over. The cry will be, “Obama, President for Life.” Sieg Heil!

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posted on 12/21/2012 3:33:19 PM PST
by Don Corleone
("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")

After that, state, “The House has passed a budget and it is over at the Senate. We will pass the Mack Penny Plan which will balance the budget in 8 years or less. We will then adjourn until the White House and the Senate pass a budget, and we WILL NOT raise the debt ceiling.”

After that, at every question and every opportunity, state the above. If the Dinosaur Media and their party, the Democrats, say to any variation of “You are willing to shut down the government and let old people and children die.”, answer, “We have passed a serious budget. It is the WH and Harry Reid who are letting them die.” “for two years?” “YES- it is past time to save our country from bankrupcy.” Anything that tempts any different answers, get off the podium and off the stage.

Long about February, the dogs will come crawling back to the House.

Sad... this is what ought to have occurred last summer and before.

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posted on 12/21/2012 7:05:30 PM PST
by AFPhys
((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))

The GOP and conservatives will get blamed for “everything negative”, no matter what happens! The GOP should of walked away weeks ago, while, fully, explaining why they did so! Way too many within the “Stupid Party” continue to fall into the trap created by BO and the left.

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posted on 12/21/2012 9:16:02 PM PST
by johnthebaptistmoore
(The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)

Boehner’s strategy in this debate and last years is abhorrent. The absolute worst political leadership I have ever seen at any level. He negotiates against himself. He uses the wrong tactics to debate and to communicate to the public. Last night is 100% on his shoulders. He created the same situation that bit us in the ass in 2011. He twists conservatives to vote for things against their core principles before getting agreement from the Dems. Then, he further negotiates with the compromise bill as our starting point, with huge of concessions made and comes back to twist more arms to force votes on a worse bill later leveraging the earlier votes.

Our side does ALL the compromise and then gets blamed for being unreasonable. The GOP took far more flack in the 90s, pushed through get bills and reforms...with little to no electin losses...and a residential win in the next election in 2000..

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posted on 12/21/2012 9:21:46 PM PST
by ilgipper
(Obama supporters are comprised of the uninformed & the ill-informed)

The House should pass nothing promoted by the administration. Every Republican Representative should send a letter to their constituents. Tell them that elections have consequences, and that THEY elected Democrat Senators and Obama. Now their taxes are going up. If they want lower taxes and reduced spending they must get rid of the party of tax and spend.

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